McCASHIN, Florida Amanda (Corey)

The Hartford Courant

McCASHIN, Florida Amanda (Corey)

Florida Amanda (Corey) McCashin, 86, of Enfield, passed away unexpectedly in St. Francis Hospital on Thursday (May 15, 2008). Born in Fair Haven, MA, on January 6, 1922 to the late Manuel A. and Emma L. (Gagne) Corey, she was raised in Hartford, and has been a resident of Enfield for many years. Florida worked at Travelers Insurance, and later as a data processor with Connecticut Bank and Trust. She was a former communicant of St. Bernard Church, Enfield and a lifetime member of VFW and Ladies Auxiliary in Manchester. A loving mother, sister and grandmother, Florida is survived by her children, Nicholas C. Pasquine and his wife Harriet of Ormond Beach, FL, Georgia Stevens and her husband Alan of Germantown, TN, Louise Johnson and her husband Wayne of Brookfield, and Marylin Bertrand and her husband Mark of Enfield; a sister Virginia Marsh of Sacramento, CA; her seven grandchildren, Elizabeth, Mark, Melissa, Meredith, Matthew, Nicole, and Christopher; and will be greatly missed by her two favorite pets "Kramer" and "Rosie". Florida was predeceased by her first husband Nicholas Pasquine, Sr. in 1988, her second husband Francis T. McCashin in 1997, and a sister, Caroline Corey in 2005. Florida's family wishes to thank both Companions and Homemakers, and Visiting Nurse & Health Services of CT for the wonderful assistance they provided her.

Family and friends will gather on Monday, May 19, by 10 a.m. at Leete-Stevens Enfield Chapels for a procession to St. Bernard Church, where a Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. followed by burial in Hillside Cemetery, East Hartford. Florida's family will receive relatives and friends on Saturday, May 17 from 3-5 p.m. at Leete-Stevens Enfield Chapels, 61 South Road. Memorial contributions may be sent to American Heart Assoc., CT Chapter, 5 Brookside Dr., POB 5022, Wallingford, CT 06492. For information and on-line condolences, please visit